CUPULE, k[=u]'p[=u]l, _n._ (_bot._) a shortened axis with a number of more
or less cohering bracts enclosing the ripening fruit--also
C[=U]'PULA.--_adj._ CUPULIF'EROUS, bearing cupules. [L. _cupula_, dim. of
_cupa_, a tub, and _ferre_, to carry.]
CUR, kur, _n._ a worthless dog, of low breed: a churlish fellow.--_adj._
CUR'RISH.--_adv._ CUR'RISHLY.--_n._ CUR'RISHNESS. [M. E. _curre_; cf. Old
Dut. _korre_, Dan. _kurre_, to whir.]
CURAÇOA, koo-ra-s[=o]'a, _n._ a liqueur so named from the island of
_Curaçao_ in the West Indies, where it was first made.--Also CURAÇA'O.
CURARI, koo-rä'ri, _n._ a poison used by South American Indians for their
arrows--also CURA'RA.--_n._ CURA'RINE, a highly poisonous alkaloid
extracted from curari. [From the native name.]
CURASSOW, k[=u]-ras'[=o], _n._ a large turkey-like South American bird.
CURATE, k[=u]r'[=a]t, _n._ one who has the cure of souls: an inferior
clergyman in the Church of England, assisting a rector or vicar.--_ns._
CUR'ACY, CUR'ATESHIP, the office, employment, or benefice of a curate. [Low
L. _curatus_, from L. _cura_, care.]
CURATOR, k[=u]r-[=a]'tor, _n._ one who has the charge of anything: a
superintendent: one appointed by law as guardian: a member of a board for
electing university professors and the like:--_fem._ CUR[=A]'TRIX.--_n._
CUR[=A]'TORSHIP, the office of a curator. [L. _curator_, an
overseer--_cur[=a]re_, to cure.]
CURB, kurb, _v.t._ to bend to one's will: to subdue: to restrain or check:
to furnish with or guide by a curb.--_n._ that which curbs: a check or
hinderance: a chain or strap attached to the bit of a bridle for
restraining the horse.--_adjs._ CURB'ABLE; CURB'LESS.--_ns._ CURB'-ROOF, a
roof whose upper rafters have a less inclination than the lower ones;
CURB'STONE, KERB'STONE, a stone placed edgeways against earth or stone work
to check it. [Fr. _courber_, from L. _curvus_, crooked, bent.]
CURCH, kurch, _n._ a covering for the head, a kerchief.